History

Dick Smith, a native of Honesdale, Pennsylvania, was reportedly inspired to write the song after seeing Honesdale's Central Park covered in snow. Smith had written the lyrics while in the West Mountain Sanitarium, being treated for tuberculosis, better known then as consumption. The West Mountain Sanitarium is located off N. Sekol Ave. in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

The original recording was by Richard Himber and his Hotel Ritz-Carlton Orchestra on RCA Bluebird in 1934. At the end of a recording session with time to spare, it was suggested that this new tune be tried with an arrangement provided by the publisher. This excellent "studio" orchestra included many great New Yorkstudio musicians including the legendary Artie Shaw. The biggest chart hit at the time of introduction was Guy Lombardo's orchestra, a top ten hit. Singer-songwriter Johnny Mercer took the song to #4 in Billboard's airplay chart in 1946. The same season, Perry Como hit the retail top ten. Como would record a new version for his 1959 Christmas album.

Three decades after the Cold War ended without a long-feared nuclear cataclysm, arms control experts are starting to think the sigh of relief heard around the world then might have been premature. In recent weeks Russian fighter aircraft intercepted U.S. strategic bombers and surveillance planes over the Black Sea and eastern Mediterranean, in one case risking a midair collision ... satellites ... Xi Jinping, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin ... ....

In India's major attempt to peacefully resolve the month-long border conflict with China in Eastern Ladakh, the two countries have reportedly agreed to settle the standoff in accordance with various bilateral agreements. Taking to Twitter on Sunday, June 7, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that the military and diplomatic dialogue between India and China will continue to resolve the situation in eastern Ladakh ... Explained ... ....

Tens of thousands of peaceful protesters rallied for racial justice Saturday in the United States and across the world following the death of George Floyd, as the movement triggered by his killing at police hands entered a second weekend ... “This fight has been happening for many, many decades, hundreds of years, and at this point it’s time for a change,” said Washington native ChristineMontgomery ... "> ... ‘I can’t go in’ ... ">. “It’s very hard....

Ellen Pao, ancienne directrice de Reddit, a accusé ce mardi son ancienne entreprise de ne pas en faire assez pour lutter contre les propos haineux et discriminatoires ... I am obligated to call you out. You should have shut down the_donald instead of amplifying it and its hate, racism, and violence ... You don't get to say BLM when reddit nurtures and monetizes white supremacy and hate all day long https.//t.co/VN5XCiYp5g— Ellen K ... Société ... ....

I've resigned as a member of the reddit board, I have urged them to fill my seat with a black candidate, + I will use future gains on my Reddit stock to serve the black community, chiefly to curb racial hate, and I’m starting with a pledge of $1M to @kaepernick7’s @yourrightscamp— Alexis Ohanian Sr. (@alexisohanian) June 5, 2020 ... "Et toi, qu'as-tu fait?" ... .......